Determining Positive Health in the Community

Among the factors that determine the health of a community is culture and traditional beliefs of the respective community. For every community, there exists a system of explanation to each and every illness, its causes, possible cure and the individuals to be involved in the treatment process, for instance, certain African communities believe that some diseases originate from natural phenomena and the only cure to such is prayer or other spiritual interventions that counteract the powers of the evil forces whereas their counterparts in the Western countries believe that diseases emancipate from natural scientific phenomena and advocates for medical treatment to combat the microorganisms causing the ailments.

The response of individuals to medication is also directly under the influence of culture, individuals respond to medication in manners that considerably complies with their